The Guardian has scanned the front pages of fourteen newspapers today.
You can see the wildly different ways in which the election of a lifetime is being presented: from the Sun’s Obamaesque picture of David Cameron, ‘OUR ONLY HOPE’, to the Mirror’s ‘PRIME MINISTER? REALLY?’ splashed across a grim-looking photo of the same man. You could do a whole degree in media studies analysing the different presentations.
Bridges and Tangents 
I think I brushed shoulders with you at the reception at Allen Hall on Tuesday. I spoke to a few of the seminarians who were pondering how to vote in such a safe Tory seat.
If you do have time today, please go and volunteer with Hope not Hate in Barking and Dagenham.
I got the following email from Nick Lowles who explains why it’s so important to keep the BNP out:
We’ve got hours left until the polls close – so forgive me for being a bit blunt: I need you to come to Barking & Dagenham today to help stop the BNP.
Any spare time you can give can make the difference. An hour, two hours – we’ll take it. We need you.
Sign up right now to let me know I can count on you this evening:
HOPE not Hate HQ
50-52 New Road
Dagenham, Essex RM9 6YS
http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/electiondaypush
The situation in Barking & Dagenham is worsening. Turnout is heavy in those polling districts where we know the BNP have a lot of support. Unless we turn out our vote the BNP could win control of the council, and even elect a Nazi like Nick Griffin to parliament.
We can’t let it happen. We just can’t.
That’s why we’ll be knocking on doors and handing out leaflets tonight – right up until the polls close at 10 pm. We turn out the anti-BNP vote and the BNP cannot win. It’s that simple.
We’ve got to make sure every last one of the ballots cast this evening is a vote for hope, not hate.
Join us, please:
http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/electiondaypush
Thank you,
Nick Lowles
P.S. I sent this video around last night – but I wanted to make sure you had a chance to see it. Yesterday, Bob Bailey, a BNP candidate, attacked a young man on the streets of Barking. You can make sure that he doesn’t get elected today – volunteer now.